{"product_id":"kids-ceramics-with-melody-milinga-xammi","title":"Kids Ceramics with Melody Milinga (XAMMI)","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonth 5: September 2026 — Melody Milinga (XAMMI)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLearning Focus:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Working the earth with our own hands — pinching, coiling and joining clay to build a complete tea set, and learning that a made object is always made \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003efor someone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFive Wednesdays \u003c\/strong\u003e· 2, 9, 16, 23 \u0026amp; 30 September · 14:00–15:30 · Midi 4–8 · Maxi 9–13 · Family tea 30 Sept from 15:15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"width: 99.994903%;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"middle\" style=\"width: 10.110877%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeek\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"middle\" style=\"width: 12.900085%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eActivities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"middle\" style=\"width: 11.33187%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"middle\" style=\"width: 65.719987%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFocus \u0026amp; Activities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"middle\" style=\"width: 10.110877%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eWeek 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"middle\" style=\"width: 12.900085%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eWed 2 September\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"middle\" style=\"width: 11.33187%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eHANDS IN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 65.719987%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eMeet clay and meet Melody. “Who will you pour for?” Pinching, coiling and rolling — every child builds the body of their teapot. They get it wrong, we squash it back into a ball, and that is the lesson: clay forgives you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"middle\" style=\"width: 10.110877%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eWeek 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"middle\" style=\"width: 12.900085%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eWed 9 September\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"middle\" style=\"width: 11.33187%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE SET GROWS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 65.719987%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eLid, handle and feet. Then the cups — one for every person at their table. Scoring and joining, how thick is thick enough, and reading the clay with a thumb.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"middle\" style=\"width: 10.110877%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eWeek 3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"middle\" style=\"width: 12.900085%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eWed 16 September\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"middle\" style=\"width: 11.33187%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINISH AND MARK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 65.719987%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eThe last clay day. Milk jug and sugar bowl, then texture pressed in with lace, string and a thumbnail. Each child carves their own maker’s mark into the base — the way makers have signed work for thousands of years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"middle\" style=\"width: 10.110877%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eWeek 4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"middle\" style=\"width: 12.900085%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eWed 23 September\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"middle\" style=\"width: 11.33187%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOLOUR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 65.719987%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eThe pieces come back from the first firing — pale, hard and ringing. Ninety minutes of pure colour: glaze, pigment, brush, sponge and fingertip. How glaze hides, how it reveals, and why the kiln always has the last word.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"middle\" style=\"width: 10.110877%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eWeek 5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"middle\" style=\"width: 12.900085%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eWed 30 September\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"middle\" style=\"width: 11.33187%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TABLE, AND THE FAMILY TEA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 65.719987%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da9489; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eThey paint the tray their set will live on. 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